PAINTMAPS.comMarine protected areas (% of territorial waters) (Africa) - 2022
* Data Description : Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
* Data Source : Worldbank.org
* By changing the date from the drop-down menu, you can view statistics on maps since 2000.
* Countries with the highest value of "Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)" in the Africa (2022) : Seychelles(32,815), Gabon(28,8271), Sudan(15,9644), South Africa(15,497), Cameroon(10,8919), Guinea Bissau(8,98898), Egypt(4,95149), Mauritania(4,15344), United Republic of Tanzania(3,01504), Republic of Congo(3,01055).